Why is this behavior unexpected? SET tends to be abrupt as the filament connects the two electrodes (like a wire). At that point, the current will spike. RESET tends to be gradual and will result in low current (around 0). The RESET can happen in a few nanoseconds, which is on a time scale that is much smaller than what you are using as your pulse width right now (1 us). This also depends on the voltage you are using. I wouldn’t expect the behavior to look symmetric for SET and RESET because that is not what happens, either in the model or in reality.